Complex sentence: The Indians themselves, both Creek and Cherokee, were divided on the war question, some joined the South and others the North; it became also useless and very dangerous for Loughridge and his family to remain in the territory any longer.
Split into simpler sentences: The Indians themselves, both Creek and Cherokee, were divided on the war question; some joined the South and others the North. It became also useless and very dangerous for Loughridge and his family to remain in the territory any longer.