Union forces attempted to set a trap for Quantrill in the area of Paola, but the bushwhackers fought off a small Union charge and then bypassed a planned ambush. The bushwhackers avoided a force of 150 Missouri militiamen at the Missouri/Kansas state line, and had scattered within Missouri by the end of August 22. A handful of the bushwhackers were later caught and executed. The Lawrence Massacre caused widespread outrage, and led to Union Brigadier General Thomas Ewing Jr. issuing General Order No. 11, which depopulated 10,000 civilians from parts of four counties in western Missouri.
