Complex sentence: Reno was injured at Kelly's Ford in Virginia on March 17,1863,when his horse was shot and fell on him, causing a hernia, and was given the brevet rank of major for gallant and meritorious conduct.
Split into simpler sentences: Reno was injured at Kelly's Ford in Virginia on March 17,1863, when his horse was shot and fell on him, causing a hernia. He was given the brevet rank of major for gallant and meritorious conduct.