Well, it depends on th technique you are using and the kind of sword it's self. For instence, a machete is a slashing weapon.
A person can find pictures of swords used in different wars by visiting a library. Many books on the Civil War will have pictures of swords.
The cavalry.
Usually swords would be used for personal or group battles against your opponent.
They used rapiers (a heavier version of the foil or epee), and short swords or daggers.
The Romans used swords because they didn't have Kalashnikovs, Uzi, or AK 47s. Swords were the weapon of the times and that's what the ancients used.
Fencing is a sport where swords, of a kind are used. Swords, as we generally think of them, are mainly ceremonial today though their variations are still used extensively in combat. Machetes, bayonets etc.
swords, spears
not in present day
he used swords and shields
Yes, swords were commonly used in historical battles as primary weapons by soldiers and warriors.
Yes, swords were commonly used as weapons on the battlefield during the Civil War.
Swords did not cease being used until long after the medieval period. Swords evolved and changed considerably, eventually becoming "hangers" worn by all civilian men as well as by soldiers. Swords were still being used in battle during the 19th and early 20th centuries.