Complex sentence: Edward Face was the chief carpenter at Fortress Monroe while 1st Lieutenant Robert E. Lee was stationed there (1831-34) playing a major role in the final construction of both Fortress Monroe and its opposite, Fort Calhoun, later renamed Fort Wool.
Split into simpler sentences: Edward Face was the chief carpenter at Fortress Monroe while 1st Lieutenant Robert E. Lee was stationed there (1831-34). Lee played a major role in the final construction of both Fortress Monroe and its opposite, Fort Calhoun, later renamed Fort Wool.