 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Mumakore akapfuura Hondo Yenyika Yose isati yatanga, Wood akanga ari mutyairi paUnderground Railroad, achibatsira mazana evaimbova varanda kutizira kuNew England neCanada. Wood akatungamirira zvidzidzo zvokugadzirira kurwisa kwaJohn BrownpaHarpers Ferry, asi pakupedzisira akaramba kuyambuka miganhu yenyika aine zvombo ndokurega kupinda. Mushure mekutanga kwehondo, Wood akagadzwa naSecretary of War Edwin Stanton kuti ave mutariri wejeri remauto eDistrict of Columbia, kunyanya Old Capitol Prison. 