▁Commander ▁Hij ik ata ▁T osh iz ō . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 8 , ▁T ats unos u ke ▁left ▁the ▁K ō y ō ▁Ch in but ai ▁( the ▁renamed ▁Sh ins eng umi ) ▁after ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁K ō sh ū - K ats un uma . ▁However , ▁T ets unos u ke ▁decided ▁to ▁stay ▁with ▁the ▁group . ▁He ▁and ▁the ▁group ▁continued ▁to ▁fight ▁in ▁A iz u , ▁Send ai ▁and ▁later ▁arrived ▁at ▁Republic ▁of ▁E zo . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁final ▁battle ▁of ▁the ▁Bos hin ▁War , ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁H ak od ate , ▁Ich im ura ▁T ets unos u ke ▁was ▁sum mon ed ▁by ▁Hij ik ata ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 4 ▁( l un ar ▁calendar ▁May ▁ 5 ), ▁ 1 8 6 9 , ▁to ▁a ▁private ▁room ▁in ▁an ▁inn . ▁There , ▁Ich im ura ▁was ▁entr usted ▁with ▁Hij ik ata ' s ▁death ▁poem , ▁a ▁kat ana , ▁a ▁letter , ▁a ▁photograph ▁of ▁Hij ik ata , ▁and ▁several ▁str ands ▁of ▁Hij ik ata ' s ▁hair . ▁He ▁was ▁instruct ed ▁to ▁bear ▁them ▁to ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁Sat ō ▁H ik og or ō ▁( H ij ik ata ' s ▁brother - in - law ) ▁in ▁H ino . ▁Ich im ura ▁ins isted ▁on ▁stay ing ▁with ▁Hij ik ata ' s ▁side ▁and ▁fight ▁to ▁the ▁death ,