Complex sentence: This tax was directly tied to the provisioning of the Confederate Army and, despite the fact that it also ran into some collection problems, was mostly successful as after its implementation it accounted for about half of total revenue, if converted into currency equivalent.
Split into simpler sentences: This tax was directly tied to the provisioning of the Confederate Army and, despite the fact that it also ran into some collection problems, it was mostly successful. After its implementation it accounted for about half of total revenue, if converted into currency equivalent.