US Haversack Unit Identification

[Aragorn243]

I picked up a US 1898 haversack today and am having no luck identifying the unit.

Bag is unmarked by the manufacture, has spring clips on the hooks which puts it to at least 1903 construction, is in khaki which I believe puts it before 1907.

It has crossed rifles, 7 on top half, L on bottom half. Then a L-7. Then OHIO, and finally 15.

So obviously, it's an Ohio national guard unit, infantry, that used it between 1903 and 1917 when it would have been re-equipped for WWI with the 1910 system. The Ohio NG was reorganized at the same time to the 37th Division.

So 7th Ohio Infantry regiment? Division?, what does the L-7 stand for?

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