Complex sentence: The Union Soldiers were routed by General Joseph Wheeler and some made it to the home of Robert Stell Heflin who was given vouchers by the Union soldiers for his few remaining cattle and food.
Split into simpler sentences: The Union Soldiers were routed by General Joseph Wheeler and some made it to the home of Robert Stell Heflin. They confisicated what they needed and he who was given vouchers by the Union soldiers for his remaining cattle and food.