This order instructs Counsellor to detail a Private from his unit as Hospital Cook. Its sender notes that a man of some experience would be prefered.

This order instructs Counsellor to arrest the men of the 3rd Minnesota Infantry and send them to Captain Mills at the unit's headquarters.

This order instructs Counsellor to discontinue Nashville's City Patrol in order to avoid confusion between the Patrol and the Provost Guard.

In this letter, Pickering informs Counsellor that he has received his ungentlemanly letter and insists that Counsellor apologize for his unwarranted remarks. Should Counsellor fail to do so, Pickering intends to report him to the Adjutant General of the United States and to Major General Rosencrans.