- win ning ▁former ▁Super int endent ▁and ▁General ▁of ▁the ▁Army ▁Douglas ▁Mac Ar thur . ▁Situ ated ▁on ▁the ▁upper ▁western ▁corner ▁of ▁the ▁P lain ▁next ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁entrance ▁to ▁Mac Ar thur ▁Bar ra cks , ▁the ▁monument ▁consists ▁of ▁a ▁statue ▁of ▁the ▁general ▁surrounded ▁by ▁ang led ▁gran ite ▁walls ▁that ▁bear ▁ins cription ▁ex cer pts ▁from ▁his ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁Th ayer ▁Award ▁address ▁to ▁the ▁Corps ▁of ▁Cad ets . ▁ ▁Sed g wick ▁Monument . ▁E rect ed ▁by ▁former ▁members ▁of ▁his ▁command , ▁this ▁monument ▁comm emor ates ▁former ▁Union ▁General ▁John ▁Sed g wick ▁and ▁was ▁dedicated ▁ 2 1 ▁Oct ▁ 1 8 6 8 . ▁The ▁sp urs ▁of ▁the ▁statue ▁freely ▁rotate ▁and ▁legend ▁states ▁that ▁if ▁a ▁cad et ▁is ▁in ▁danger ▁of ▁failing ▁a ▁class , ▁they ▁should ▁go ▁to ▁the ▁monument ▁in ▁full ▁dress ▁uniform ▁at ▁mid night ▁before ▁the ▁final ▁exam . ▁If ▁they ▁spin ▁the ▁sp urs ▁at ▁mid night , ▁they ▁will ▁pass ▁the ▁class . ▁ ▁Th ayer ▁Monument . ▁Comm emor ating ▁the ▁" F ather ▁of ▁the ▁Military ▁Academy ", ▁this ▁monument ▁has ▁been ▁located ▁in ▁several ▁locations ▁during ▁the ▁a cademy ' s ▁history . ▁It ▁now ▁s its ▁at ▁the ▁north west ▁corner ▁of ▁the ▁P lain ▁adjacent ▁to ▁the ▁Beat ▁Navy ▁T unnel . ▁The ▁monument ▁is ▁orient ed ▁to ▁the ▁south , ▁over looking ▁the ▁P lain ▁and ▁the ▁central ▁cad