Complex sentence: He was elected to the Ohio governorship that fall on a pro-Union ticket, defeating Copperhead leader Clement Vallandigham and prompting President Abraham Lincoln to wire Brough, Glory to God in the Highest.
Split into simpler sentences: He was elected to the Ohio governorship that fall on a pro-Union ticket, defeating Copperhead leader Clement Vallandigham. This prompted President Abraham Lincoln to wire Brough, Glory to God in the Highest.