RICHMOND BATTLEFIELDS ASSOCIATION (RBA), ESTABLISHED IN 2001, IS A NONPROFIT 501(C)3 ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO THE PRESERVATION OF HISTORIC CIVIL WAR SITES SURROUNDING RICHMOND, VIRGINIA -- THE FORMER CAPITAL OF THE CONFEDERACY. WE WORK WITH LANDOWNERS TO PROTECT HALLOWED GROUND THROUGH DONATIONS OF PROPERTY, LAND PURCHASES AND PRESERVATION EASEMENTS. RBA IS AN ALL-VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION DEPENDENT ON THE SUPPORT OF ITS MEMBERS. IN THE PAST DECADE, THEIR DEDICATION HAS HELPED PRESERVE MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED ACRES OF BATTLEFIELD LAND, VALUED AT GREATER THAN 1 MILLION. THERE IS STILL MUCH TO BE DONE AND THE CLOCK IS TICKING. WE ARE LOSING HALLOWED GROUND EVERYDAY.