It’s most likely about the Civil War, however it borrows some Christian images. The Valley could represent the Valley of Death and Armageddon means to reveal, thus Revelation, the past calling could refer to values lost in the past that will eventually lead to the decay of society and the beginning the Armageddon. The last verse is blatantly a reference not only to the Civil War but also most likely Vietnam asking if we can really find “Freedom” “Buried in the Ground” or in other words the dead soldiers who sacrifice their lives for “Freedom”.
It’s most likely about the Civil War, however it borrows some Christian images. The Valley could represent the Valley of Death and Armageddon means to reveal, thus Revelation, the past calling could refer to values lost in the past that will eventually lead to the decay of society and the beginning the Armageddon. The last verse is blatantly a reference not only to the Civil War but also most likely Vietnam asking if we can really find “Freedom” “Buried in the Ground” or in other words the dead soldiers who sacrifice their lives for “Freedom”.