Isami gained the attention in the Ikedaya Incident (in which the Shinsengumi attacked the advocates respecting the Emperor and excluding foreigners), but was decapitated by the New government army after the outbreak of the Boshin War (between the new Meiji government and the old Edo Shogunate supporters).
勇は池田屋事件などで名を轟かせたが、戊辰戦争が勃発したため新政府軍により斬首に処せられた。