Complex sentence: Reverend Haupt's father was General Herman Haupt who supervised the railroads, built bridges for the Union Army during the Civil War and became an outspoken voice in President Lincoln's White House during that troubled time.
Split into simpler sentences: Reverend Haupt's father was General Herman Haupt who supervised the railroads and built bridges for the Union Army during the Civil War. He became an outspoken voice in President Lincoln's White House during that troubled time.