▁were ▁engaged . ▁One ▁det achment ▁under ▁Henry ▁Lee ▁H ig gin son ▁was ▁virt ually ▁w ip ed ▁out ▁in ▁hand - to - hand ▁fighting . ▁The ▁t ide ▁finally ▁turned ▁as ▁Union ▁rein for c ements ▁charged ▁into ▁the ▁f ray ▁in ▁the ▁f ading ▁light ▁and ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁Ohio ▁over ran ▁Boston ' s ▁det achment ▁on ▁the ▁Ash by ' s ▁G ap ▁Turn pi ke , ▁capt uring ▁or ▁killing ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁men . ▁The ▁fighting ▁died ▁down ▁around ▁ 8 ▁pm ▁as ▁Mun ford ▁with d rew ▁his ▁command ▁west ▁towards ▁Middle burg . ▁ ▁After math ▁ ▁Mun ford ▁did ▁not ▁consider ▁Ald ie ▁as ▁a ▁defeat ▁as ▁his ▁withdraw al ▁coinc ided ▁with ▁an ▁order ▁from ▁Stuart ▁to ▁ret ire , ▁as ▁more ▁Federal ▁caval ry ▁had ▁been ▁sight ed ▁at ▁Middle burg . ▁Union ▁cas ual ties ▁were ▁ 3 0 5 ▁dead ▁and ▁wounded , ▁with ▁the ▁Confeder ates ▁losing ▁between ▁ 1 1 0 ▁and ▁ 1 1 9 . ▁Ald ie ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁in ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁small ▁batt les ▁along ▁the ▁Ash by ' s ▁G ap ▁Turn pi ke ▁in ▁which ▁Stuart ' s ▁forces ▁successfully ▁delayed ▁Ple as ont on ' s ▁thrust ▁across ▁the ▁L oud oun ▁Valley , ▁dep riv ing ▁him ▁of ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁locate ▁Lee ' s ▁army . ▁ ▁Battle field ▁Although ▁not ▁fully ▁protected , ▁the ▁battle field ▁remains ▁largely ▁int act . ▁Ald ie ▁and