It was expected that the Shonai Clan retainers would be severely punished being condemned for the incident of setting fire to the Satuma Clan residence and fighting during the Tohoku War, but they received a surprising clemency.
庄内藩士は、降伏に伴い、薩摩藩邸焼き討ち事件や東北戦争における戦闘を咎められて厳しい処分が下されると予想していたが、予想外に寛大な処置が施された。