Having been defeated in a decisive battle in the Wadagoe Pass and having been surrounded in Nagai Village, Saigo's army placed its headquarters in the residence of Kumashiro KODAMA in Tawarano on August 15.
8月15日、和田越の決戦に敗れた西郷軍は長井村に包囲され、俵野の児玉熊四郎宅に本営を置いた。