was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and emigrated to the United States at an unknown date.

Colonel Jacob M. Campbell, commander of the 54th, ordered Snedden to take his musicians to the rear.

Having done so, he took a rifle from a wounded comrade, went to the front, joined in the fighting, and captured Colonel Beuhring Jones, commander of the 60th Virginia Infantry .

On September 11, 1897, thirty-three years after Piedmont, he was presented with the Medal of Honor.

His citation reads:[1][b][2][3] Left his place in the rear, took the rifle of a disabled soldier, and fought through the remainder of the action.He died June 14, 1919, and is buried in the Odd Fellow Cemetery (PM) Lexington, MS.