Editing Woodrow Wilson (section)

=== Early life ===
Woodrow Wilson was born in Staunton, Virginia in 1856. He grew up in Augusta, Georgia, during the [[American Civil War]] and Reconstruction eras. As a child, he saw his mother nursing [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] soldiers. One of his earliest memories was seeing [[Jefferson Davis]] marching through Augusta in chains following the South's defeat. 

Wilson attended the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University), where he studied political philosophy and history. He earned his Ph.D at Johns Hopkins University. Wilson taught in colleges before becoming the President of Princeton University in 1902.