John L. T. Sneed

John Louis Taylor Sneed (1820 – June 29, 1901) was a justice of the Tennessee Supreme Court from 1870 to 1878.

[1] His mother died when he was very young, and he was sent to live with his uncle, Stephen K. Sneed, who shortly afterward moved to West Tennessee.

[1] After reaching manhood, Sneed began the study of law, being admitted to practice in 1843, opening an office at Memphis.

[1] On the breaking out of the American Civil War, Governor Harris appointed Sneed as a brigadier general in the Provisional Army of Tennessee, in the Confederate States Army; but on the mustering of the troops into the Confederate service, he was not given a commission.

He then enlisted as a private, and served until 1863, when he was appointed by Governor Harris commissioner on the part of Tennessee to settle its affairs with the Confederate States.