Its Memory Alone Remains clip

"Its Memory Alone Remains", the title taken from an 1890's Blue and Gray Reunion medal, is a 28 minute film produced by Steve Dean that narrates the unique experience of East Tennessee during the Civil War. The film employs live-action, animation, dramatization, and historic documentation enhanced by unique contemporary footage acquired by flying low over Knoxville in a helicopter. This bird's eye view allowed Steve to create an amazing film 'morph' from present day to 1900 then 1864 and back again.

Steve's enthusiasm for the project was so great he actually assembled the resources to construct a full-size reproduction of the long gone Fort Sanders in a cow pasture in east Knox County. What began as a 'film prop' expected to be plowed back under after a week of shooting, has captured the imagination of historians, military scholars and Civil War buffs alike. In fact it has been expanded and stabilized and is used for reenactments, living history and educational purposes.

The full length film is available for purchase from the East Tennessee History Center gift shop in Downtown Knoxville.

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Travel & Events

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• Knoxville
• Tennessee
• Civil War
• History
• Heritage Tourism