Complex sentence: In early June 1864, while the regiment rested, General Smith ordered Mower to launch a forceful demonstration to deter interference with Mississippi river traffic near Lake Village, Arkansas, which is named for its location on Lake Chicot, an oxbow lake formed from the Mississippi.
Split into simpler sentences: In early June 1864, General Smith ordered Mower to launch a forceful demonstration to deter interference with Mississippi river traffic near Lake Village, Arkansas. This town is named for its location on Lake Chicot, an oxbow lake formed from the Mississippi.