Meg GroelingMeg Groeling is a contributing writer for the blog Emerging Civil War. A writer, teacher, and curriculum developer since 1987, she has taught at both the elementary and middle school levels for more than thirty years. She graduated from California Stte University, Long Beach with a B.A. in liberal studies and has been involved in continuing education for her entire career; she is currently a master's candidate at American Public University, majoring in military history with a Civil War emphasis. She lives in Hollister, California, in a lovely 1928 bungalow covered with roses outside and books inside. Read More Read Less