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R. H. (Robert Hoskins) Crozier
1836–1913
A Mississippi-born Presbyterian minister who carried his experiences from the Civil War into a long writing career, blending faith, controversy, and storytelling. His books range from religious and political works to fiction, including the novel Deep Waters; Or, A Strange Story.
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Deep Waters; Or, A Strange Story
by R. H. (Robert Hoskins) Crozier
About the author
Born in Coffeeville, Mississippi, on January 28, 1836, Robert Hoskins Crozier studied at the University of Mississippi, earning an A.B. in 1857 and an A.M. in 1859. He was ordained as a Presbyterian minister and went on to serve churches in Mississippi and later in Texas.
During the Civil War, he served in the Confederate Army, first as a private and later as a chaplain. After the war he became known as a prolific writer, producing sermons, religious essays, polemical works, and novels. His published books include The Confederate Spy, Araphel, Deep Waters, and The Call of Christ.
Crozier spent much of his later life in Texas, where he continued his ministry and writing until his death in Palestine, Texas, on July 8, 1913. His work reflects the concerns that shaped his life: religion, the South after the Civil War, and the moral questions he explored through both nonfiction and fiction.