The report of the commissioner of pensions for November, 1886, shows that in Carroll County there were 121 invalids, receiving $1,344.25; twenty-three widows, receiving $280; one minor, receiving $16; four dependents, receiving $36; one survivor of the War of 1812, receiving $8; six widows of the War of 1812, receiving $48; total number of pensioners, 156; amount dispensed per month, $1,732.25. There were more pensioners than in any other county in the State.