Complex sentence: Following the war, Anderson established and served as the police chief for the city of Savannah from 1865-1888, and was appointed by President Rutherford B. Hayes to the Board of Visitors, US Military Academy at West Point.
Split into simpler sentences: Following the war, Anderson established and served as the police chief for the city of Savannah from 1865-1888. General Anderson was appointed by President Rutherford B. Hayes to the Board of Visitors, US Military Academy at West Point.