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.
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.
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.
he used swords and shields
not in present day
swords, spears
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.
They used A variety of swords such as broad swords long swords and bastard swords (Huge long swords commonly used by cavalry) as well as morning stars and maces, morning stars are handles with chains attached with a mace head attached to the end of the chain. Also a variety of bows were used. Arrows were commonly lit so to burn buildings. An example of this is in the siege of Jerusalem which lasted some years.
Pencils or crayons.