A brief synopsis of the situation at hand The mission your commanding officer has ordered your brigade to complete for this turn The marching formation of your brigade Once your brigade reaches its destination, its deployment and location On the battlefield - the deployment of your men, the regiments positions on the field (with right and left wing markers if possible) and the facing of the men If you are ordered to attack - describe the attack - i.e. sequence of action, movements of the regiments, orders for a follow up if successful or retreat if defeated.
A few critical points to remember when issuing orders to your regiments:
Contemplate your orders carefully before you submit them to the War Department. It does not reflect positively upon your ability to command if you reissue two, three or even four revisions of your orders each turn. Issue orders to your regiments to get them only to their next most logical destination. For example, if the enemy is not within striking distance you may order them to move from one town to another. [Normal marching distances will be discussed later.] On the other hand if the enemy is within close proximity to your command issue orders accordingly. For example - if your division commander issues orders to attack a body of enemy infantry but there is a detachment of cavalry guarding a river ford between you and your objective, issue orders to deal with the detachment first. The War Department will calculate the results of the river crossing, forward to you the results and then ask for your next orders. There would be little sense in issuing orders on how you would attack the infantry if you are repelled at the crossing!
