After the surrender of the castle to the enemy, he received the message 'keep staying in the castletown and control people in the town' from the Military Affairs Bureau of New Government Army and served as 'Wakamatsu Torishimari' (Controller of Wakamatsu).
開城後「謹慎ノママ居残リ取締リ申付ル」との新政府軍軍務局からの達しを受け、「若松取締」に任ずる。