Even Kanefumi NISHIMURA, who was known for his sever criticism of Shinsengumi, called him 'a person who understands method of matters in some degree' in "Mibu Roshi Shimatsuki"
新選組に対する酷評で知られる西村兼文でさえ「少しく時理の弁（わきま）えある者」（「ちょっとは物事の筋道が解かる人」の意味。『壬生浪士始末記』）と評価している。