Battery Hindman, which was completed in 1905, was named for Lieutenant Colonel Jacob Hindman, who served in the 2nd Artillery during the War of 1812. Hindman distinguished himself in the defense of Fort Erie and Fort George in Ontario, Canada. He died in 1827, but would have been proud to learn that an ugly Endicott Battery, which was built atop the razed rubble of a masonry fort, was named after him. Battery Hindman mounted two 3-inch, rapid-firing guns, which were intended to defend the minefield laid in Hampton Roads from small craft which might endeavor to defuse those mines. This battery's guns remained in place until they were scrapped 1947. Most of the big guns that armed America's coastal defenses were removed and prepared for shipment to Europe during the First World War, but apparently nobody wanted to bother with shrimpy 3-inch guns. In front of the battery is the sign, Rapid-Fire Guns.