Ulysses S. Grant's Daughter Nellie

American Royal Weddings

Nellie Grant, the only daughter of President Ulysses S. Grant, kicks off our list of great American weddings with her nuptials to Algernon Sartoris. The event, which has been called the greatest society party of the 19th century, took place in 1874.

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