I found this Civil War 50th Anniversary medal using my White's Classic IDX in West Hurley, NY. It was about 8 inches deep and gave a crisp sound. It was found near a place where George Washington spent the night. It is about 2 inches round and it is fairly heavy. It is about the size of an old Morgan dollar. On the front it has a picture of George H. Sharpe and above him around the top brim it says Major General George H. Sharpe on the left of his picture it says 1862 on the right it says 1912. On the back of it it says to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the muster-in of the 120th Reg't N.Y. Vols. Issued to the survivors of the regiment at Kingston N.Y. August 22, 1912. It has a wreath around the back side brim.

I went to the library and looked at the old newspapers. On the 21st of August 1912. There was an add saying "On Thursday Kingston Will Celebrate The Semi-Centennial of the 120th Regiment. This Company Was Mustered-In Just 50 Years Ago-Aug. 22, 1862". On the day after is says "Kingston Welcomes "The 62"". There is a big 2 full page column about the event. But the cool part was this paragraph.

"One of the most delightful features of the day, which came as a surprise to most of the veterans, was the presentation to each survivor of a bronze medal bearing a bas-relief likeness of the regiment's colonel, the late General George H. Sharpe of this city, with an inscription showing the occasion in whose honor the medal was issued. Although it does not appear on the medals. They where presented to the survivors by the three children of General Sharpe."

And it continues. Isn't that cool that this is the medal that I found. It also said that there are only 60 medals.