After HIJIKATA injured his leg in the Battle of Utsunomiya Castle in April of the same year and therefore left the line of battle, he arrived at the castle town of Wakamatsu via Tajima and got together with SAITO and others.
土方は同年4月の宇都宮城の戦いに参加、足を負傷して戦列を離れ、田島を経由して若松城下にたどり着き、斎藤らと合流した。