Complex sentence: By 3pm that afternoon, Steele's army had crossed the Saline with their artillery and some of their supply train, though 900 wagons had to be left behind; according to McLean, their spokes were all cut, so they would be useless to the Confederates.
Split into simpler sentences: By 3pm that afternoon, Steele's army had crossed the Saline with their artillery and some of their supply train, though 900 wagons had to be left behind. According to McLean, their spokes were all cut, so they would be useless to the Confederates.