After the Battle of Toba-Fushimi and the Battle of Koshu-Katsunuma, he joined the Seiheitai brigade lead by Shinpachi NAGAKURA and Sanosuke HARADA, and fought in various fields including the northern Kanto region and Aizu Domain, however, he was killed in the fight against the soldiers of Kurume Domain on the Mito-kaido Road.
鳥羽・伏見の戦い、甲州勝沼の戦いの後永倉新八、原田左之助の靖兵隊に加わり北関東、会津藩などで転戦するが、水戸街道で久留米藩兵との戦いで討死する。