Selma Alabama was home to a Confederate foundry during the late War for Southern Independence that manufactured artillery and small arm ammunition for the Confederate patriots. The six-pounder cannon ball shown above, dug here in Vicksburg, is one such example. Much of the Selma-manufactured ammunition was stamped with a small "G," or a horseshoe-shaped imprint, such as that shown in the closeup photo below. The imprint is more common on larger artillery shells, particularly on the brass portions of sabots, than on the lowly six-pounders. The example shown is the only one of which I am aware that was dug locally.
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