Question

Why were long-term enlistments NOT a popular idea?

The Confederate army only required one year.
You were admitting that the war would probably take longer to fight.
There was a danger that the army would become a separate entity.
Three-year enlistments were hard to fill; very few would sign up for that long.

Answer 1

Among the options given on the correct answer is option B.

You were admitting that the war would probably take longer to fight.

Explanation: Long time enlisting were unpopular during the Civil war.Because the war was long and lengthy. Moreover the war was full of blood which was dangerous.

So long time enlistments had a negative effect on the soldiers in the army. Because the mind set of a soldier is not same all the time. Moreover, the birth, death , marriage also change the mentality and condition of a soldier. Keeping these factors aside, long time enlistments were made and it gave the signal of stretching the war. Because the need of longer enlistment was only needed when the war would be longer.

So the factors describe in the above drove the soldiers to be unhappy with the long time enlistment.