Complex sentence: When the Confederate Army's Medical Department was organized on February 26,1861, the legislation stated the surgeon general would be a colonel, and Military historian Bruce Allardice considers Moore to be a brigadier general, as did "Confederate Veteran" magazine.
Split into simpler sentences: When the Confederate Army's Medical Department was organized on February 26,1861, the legislation stated the surgeon general would be a colonel. However, Military historian Bruce Allardice considers Moore to be a brigadier general, as did "Confederate Veteran" magazine.