According to the fourth grade history book "Our Virginia, Past and Present," black battalions fought with the Confederate Army in the Civil War. We are left to wonder what reason the author creates for this odd turn of events, and what could possibly have motivated the men other than a love of the southern lifestyle. Furthermore, the black battalions are said to have served under the direction of Stonewall Jackson, three years after he had died – according to the dates given in the book. He was quite a general.
Since the discovery of the above inaccuracies, the book has proven to be rife with blatant errors which had slipped by the Virginia educational system. Reached where the buck stops, the author verified that she had done her research on the internet, and "in some real books too."
It sounds as though you needn’t be hindered by a lack of knowledge or a degree, as long as you have ‘the google’ and a desire to do a bit of research here and there, the occupation of textbook author is the next "Work from home" business opportunity.