Complex sentence: The Rackliffe House survived the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, and the Civil War, although local folklore claims that upper stories of the house sustained fire damage in an attack during the Revolutionary War.
Split into simpler sentences: The Rackliffe House survived the American Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, and the American Civil War. Local folklore claims that upper stories of the house sustained fire damage in an attack during the Revolutionary War.