132nd Field Artillery Regiment 1940

The Regiment is entitled to bear on its colors two streamers, denoting service in the Spanish-American War and the World War, with the respective inscriptions: "Spanish-American War," and "France."

The 132nd Field Artillery was organized in 1880 as the First Regiment Cavalry, Texas Volunteer Guard, from the following existing companies:

*First Regiment Designation*	*Designation*	*Date of Organization*
Company A	Gillespie Mounted Rifles	1876
Company B	Prairie Rangers	1877
Company C	Sandy Point Mounted Rifles	1877
Company D	Bremond Light Guard	1879
Company E	San Bernard Mounted Rifles	1879
Company F	Ysleta Volunteer Guard	1879
Company G	Panhandle Mounted Rifles	1880
Company H	Heads Prairie Guard	1880
Company I	Dimmitt Rangers	1880

In 1888, the regiment was reduced to a battalion and designated First Battalion Cavalry, Texas Volunteer Guard. In 1890, the battalion was disbanded but its companies were retained as unattached cavalry companies. In 1891, the battalion was reorganized with the same companies which had been in it in 1890. New units were added and in 1892, the battalion was expanded to a regiment and designated the First Regiment Cavalry, Texas Volunteer Guard. It remained in state service until mustered into Federal service for the Spanish-American War in May, 1898, when its various troops were redesignated as follows:

*Designation, First Regiment Cavalry, Texas Volunteer Guard*		*Designation, First Regiment, Texas Cavalry, U.S. Volunteers*
Company A	. . . . . .	Troop A
Company B	. . . . . .	Troop B
Company E	. . . . . .	Troop C
Company F	. . . . . .	Troop L
Company H	. . . . . .	Troop D

This volunteer regiment did not serve outside the United States during the Spanish-American War and was mustered out in November, 1898. The First Regiment Cavalry, Texas Volunteer Guard, was reorganized in the state service as the First Squadron Cavalry, Texas Volunteer Guard. In 1903, the designation of the squadron was changed from First Squadron Cavalry, Texas Volunteer Guard, to First Squadron Cavalry, Texas National Guard. It was in Federal service during the disturbances on the Mexican Border and served in the “Big Bend” district from July 1, 1916, to March, 1917.

The First Squadron Cavalry was again mustered into Federal service in April, 1917, for the World War, when the squadron was expanded into a regiment and the entire regiment drafted into Federal service August 5, 1917. In October, 1917, the First Regiment Cavalry, Texas National Guard, was redesignated the 132nd Field Artillery, 36th Division. The 132nd Field Artillery served overseas during the World War but was not engaged in combat. It was disbanded in 1919.

The First Cavalry, Texas National Guard, which served during the World War as the 132nd Field Artillery, 36th Division, is now reconstituted in the 132nd Field Artillery, Texas National Guard.