Complex sentence: He was later employed as a clerk at the Department of the Interior; appointed on August 12,1882 to the Pension Bureau in Washington, D.C.; he resigned on August 21,1884.
Split into simpler sentences: He was later employed as a clerk at the Department of the Interior. Appointed on August 12,1882 to the Pension Bureau in Washington, D.C.; he resigned on August 21,1884.