Complex sentence: Despite the defeat on Malvern Hill, Lee had accomplished the original goal of his Seven Days Battles: the deliverance of Richmond; newspapers in Richmond made no small fuss of it after the battle.
Split into simpler sentences: Despite the defeat on Malvern Hill, Lee had accomplished the original goal of his Seven Days Battles: the deliverance of Richmond. Newspapers in Richmond made no small fuss of it after the battle.