| He gathered Shinsengumi members<ref>Only about 30 out of 48 members paticipated the raid because of illness or desertion.</ref> at ''Gion Kaisho''(PM8:00) and separated in 2 groups and started searching.(PM10:00) | | He gathered Shinsengumi members<ref>Only about 30 out of 48 members paticipated the raid because of illness or desertion.</ref> at ''Gion Kaisho''(PM8:00) and separated in 2 groups and started searching.(PM10:00) |
− | Kondo took [[Okita Soji|Okita Soji]], [[Nagakura Shinpachi]], [[Todo Heisuke|Todo Heisuke]], [[Kondo Shuhei|Kondo Shuhei]], [[Ando Sotaro|Ando Sotaro]], [[Okuzawa Eisuke]], [[Nitta Kakuzaemon]].<ref>Nagakura's journal describes there were also [[Harada Sanosuke]] and [[Tani Sanjuro]].</ref> | + | Kondo took [[Okita Soji|Okita Soji]], [[Nagakura Shinpachi]], [[Todo Heisuke|Todo Heisuke]], [[Kondo Shuhei|Kondo Shuhei]], [[Ando Sotaro|Ando Sotaro]], [[Okuzawa Eisuke]], [[Nitta Kakuzaemon]].<ref>Nagakura's journal describes there were also [[Harada Sanosuke]] and [[Tani Sanjuro]]. </ref> |
− | Kondo left Ando, Okuzawa, Nitta at the backyard of Ikedaya and entered from the front door with Okita, Nagakura and Todo. | + | Kondo left Ando, Okuzawa, Nitta at the backyard of Ikedaya and entered from the front door with Okita, Nagakura and Todo.<ref>Kondo's letter added Shuhei with them.</ref> |