Scourge of War � Gettysburg Getting Antietam Expansion

Norb Software Development, Inc. is thrilled to announce the Antietam Battle Pack for Scourge of War – Gettysburg.  Now in final testing, Antietam is scheduled for release late in 2011.

Antietam is the second expansion pack for Scourge of War – Gettysburg.   Featuring the battles of Antietam and South Mountain, Antietam will include 26 new single player and 2 multi-player historical scenarios.  Played on three new meticulously researched and accurate maps - Antietam, Crampton’s Gap, and South Mountain which includes both the Fox’s Gap and Turner’s Gap battlefields - Antietam promises to deliver the ultimate Civil War playing experience for casual and hardcore gamers alike.

The Battle of Antietam or Battle of Sharpsburg was fought on September 17th, 1862 along the Antietam Creek, near the small farming community of Sharpsburg, Maryland.  The battle was part of General Robert E. Lee’s Maryland Campaign and was the first major battle to take place in Union territory.  It was the bloodiest single day in American history, with around 23,000 casualties.