I've got to admit, I thought you were crazy, so I looked in the manual, and although I only took a quick flip-through, I didn't see this information in there, either.
So...
A gold star means the unit is the commanding general in battle.
A silver star means the unit is a general, but is not the one considered in command.
A scroll means the unit is the general who is acting as governor of a settlement.
Chevrons show the average experience of the unit. They come in bronze, silver, and gold, with gold being the best. They change colors after every three chevrons, so starting from the bottom, it goes, one bronze, two bronze, three bronze, one silver, two silver, three silver, one gold, two gold, three gold, which is the max. Note, therefore, that sometimes one chevron is actually better than three.
The sword icon means the unit has had its weapons upgraded by a swordsmith, alchemist, etc.
Armor goes in the same order as chevrons (and Olympic medals, duh!) bronze is lowest, then silver, then gold as the best.
EDIT: Bob beat me. I'd feel useless, but he was wrong about the scrolls! ^_^
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