Kobayashi and Shimizu are known as retainers who fought hard, but according to the 'Okochi document' they did not work so much; it goes on to state that the best fighters were retainers who had been sent by the Uesugi family, such as Shinpachiro YAMAYOSHI and Yashichiro SHINKAI.
奮戦者としては小林と清水が有名だが、「大河内文書」によると大した活躍はしておらず、一番活躍したのは山吉新八郎や新貝弥七郎など上杉家派遣の家臣達であったという。