The Hokuetsu Boshin War, which involved many people, and the Boshin War that remains today. Examining historical facts from those tombstones. Why Kawa'i Tsugunojo of Nagaoka Domain? What did the Shibata Domain, which surrounded the Shibata Domain, bear? Examining from the Muramatsu Domain, Murakami Domain, Yonezawa Domain, and Aizu Domain. [Table of Contents] ■ Prologue: Why did Echigo become a battlefield? ■ Chapter 1: The Impact of the Shōhōtai ■ Chapter 2: The Flow of the Ichikawa Force and the pro-shogunate faction of the Kuwana Domain ■ Chapter 3: Takada, Kuwana, Aizu - Their Respective Battles ■ Interlude: Jigen-ji Temple Talks ■ Chapter 4: "Imperial Army" and "Rebel Army" fought like this ■ Chapter 5: Did the Muramatsu Domain make a decision? ■ Chapter 6: The Yonezawa Domain Arrived ~Epilogue~ The Battle of Hachō-oki ■ Chapter 7: What the Shibata Domain Carried ■ Chapter 8: The Transfer of the Shonai Domain - The Honor of the Samurai Who Protected ■ Epilogue: Standing in Tadami ・The tombstones of the Shibata Domain warriors lined up in the Niigata Prefectural Gokoku Shrine Boshin War Martyrs' Cemetery ・The Boshin War Western Army War Dead Cemetery lined up in Tōmyō-ji Temple (Ōmachi, Aizu-Wakamatsu City)