 The unit that became Company G of the 32nd Texas Cavalry fought at the Battle of Chustenahlah on 26 December 1861.On 7–8 March 1862, the 1st Texas Cavalry Battalion fought at the Battle of Pea Ridge as part of James M. McIntosh's cavalry brigade.On the first day, the battalion participated in a cavalry charge that drove off two Federal cavalry regiments and seized three cannons.