For dispatching troops, Shiro IKEGAMI (feudal retainer of Satsuma) was in charge of recruiting, Kunimoto SHINOHARA, organization of troops, Shinpachi MURATA, procurement and arrangement of weapons, and Kirino collection and procurement of various armaments.
出兵のために池上四郎(薩摩藩士)が募兵、篠原国幹が部隊編制、村田新八が兵器の調達整理、永山弥一郎が新兵教練、桐野は各種軍備品の収集調達を担当した。