I was actually going to suggest something similar
1)Please put some kind of # above the GUI for each unit button (at the bottom of the screen) so we know which # to push to select them. Most of the time I know, but if i'm sending in 8 units, sometimes i can't tell if its 3 or 4 to pick the unit, and there are times seconds matter!
2)the status of units is funky... sometimes they don't have any icons on them, but they ARE fighting/moving/shooting(or getting shot). Other times, just sitting on their haunches. Can we have some kind of slight flashing notice when a unit isn't moving/shooting/etc, and just sitting on a bump on a log, would be great to let us know to select it and give it something beneficial to do.... like plant onions!
3)Have a # attached to each unit's banner ON THE FIELD! So we know which unit is where without having to click through and look for highlighted green bases. Sometimes, if theres a big stack of troops, you can't select the one you want though the whole cluster.