Complex sentence: When the American Civil War broke out on April 12,1861 and the Rebels fired on Ft. Sumpter, SC the newly formed Confederate States of America had no ships to speak of in its navy.
Split into simpler sentences: When the American Civil War broke out on April 12,1861 and the Rebels fired on Ft. Sumpter, SC. The newly formed Confederate States of America had no ships to speak of in its navy.