Socho (general commander) Keisuke YAMANAMI, who had been in the Shinsengumi with Todo since its founding and who was a fellow disciple of Hojushin Itto school, deserted and committed seppuku.
新選組創設時からの同志で北辰一刀流の同門、総長　山南敬助の脱走・切腹事件があった