Strategy games prove to be both fun and educational. This game was developed as a tool for teaching the history of the American Civil War. It is set during the time in which the war actually took place, and it combines real-time strategy with tactical battle game-play. The players have to run their nation, manage, support, and defeat the opposing armies.
In this guide, you’ll find all the Controls to play Grand Tactician: The Civil War (1861-1865).
| Actions | Keys | Description |
| Scroll Map Forward | W | Press W to Scroll Map Forward |
| Scroll Map Left | A | Press A to Scroll Map Left |
| Scroll Map Backward | S | Press S to Scroll Map Backward |
| Scroll Map Right | D | Press D to Scroll Map Right |
| Map Rotate Left | Q | Press Q to Rotate Left on Map |
| Map Rotate Right | E | Press E to Rotate Right on Map |
| Map Zoom In | Y | Press Y to Zoom In the Map |
| Map Zoom Out | X | Press X to Zoom Out of the Map |
| Show Menu / Hide Panels | Esc | Press Esc to Show Menu Panels |
| Pause Game | P | Press P to Pause Game |
| Increase Speed | Numpad Plus | Press Numpad Plus to Increase Speed |
| Decrease Speed | Numpad Minus | Press Numpad Minus to Decrease Speed |
| Speed Step Pause | 1 | Press 1 to Speed Step Pause |
| Speed Step 1 | 2 | Press 2 to Speed up the Step 1 |
| Speed Step 2 | 3 | Press 3 to Speed up the Step 2 |
| Speed Step 3 | 4 | Press 4 to Speed up the Step 3 |
| Speed Step 4 | 5 | Press 5 to Speed up the Step 4 |
| Stop Units | Del | Press Del to Stop Units |
| Show All Paths | Spacebar | Press Spacebar to Show All Paths |