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Allied advance from Chicago to the Ohio River

The Allied advance from Chicago to the Ohio River, also known as the Midwest Advance Campaign, was a phase in the American Liberation Campaign of World War II.

Midwest Advance Campaign

Part of the Pan Colombian Front of World War II

A.U.S. Army troops cross the Roosevelt Line.

Date	25 August 1944 – 7 March 1945
Location	Along and around the Roosevelt Line, (Virginia, Kentucky, Tennesse, Wabash, Ohio, and Michigan)
Result	Allied victory

Belligerents

Western Allies

American Union, Southern Defense League, and Union Freedmen Militia

United States, New York, United Kingdom, and Liberia

Commanders and leaders

Darrel G. Seinfeld(FAATO Defense Group 7)

Robert Howser (19th A.U.S. Army Group)

Koshep Johnston (Union Freedmen Militia Group C)

Jacob L. Devers (5th SDL Legion)

Gerder Rutherford(Federal Group H)

Harold Whiting (Federal Group W)

Strength

173,400 Troops

~92,134 troops^{[citation needed]}

Casualties and losses

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AUS: 17,252

SDL: 2,411

UFM: 2,387

22,040 Casualties

▪~19,370 killed

▪~130 wounded

▪2,550 captured

wounded

41,340 casualties

~13,780 killed
~27,101 wounded
459+ captured

Major General Timothy James Whiting

Birth name	Timothy James Whiting
Nickname(s)	"T.J." "The President's Butcher" "The Colonel" "
Born	August 22nd, 2002 Michigan, U.S.
Home State	56) Michigan
New State	Tennesse
Allegiance	Confederate States
Service/branch	Confederate Army
Years of service	2019–2026
Rank	Major General
Unit	1st Infantry Division
Commands held	1st Infantry Division 7th Armored Division 3rd Army Group
Battles/wars	American Civil War Fort Donelson Shiloh First Murfreesboro Chickamauga Fort Pillow Brice's Cross Roads Tupelo Second Memphis Third Murfreesboro Nashville Wilson's Raid